Implementation IP Address Translation
Standard Implementation
The Standard implementation of IP Address Translation for the Main/Standby Solution has been implemented the following way:
• Any database imported on the Main Server or the Standby Server is not altered through the actual database import operation.
• After the import has taken place, hostname and IP address of any Element Agent in the database will be replaced according to the following rules:
− the IP address assigned to the hostname of the server where the database import has occurred is taken from the server’s host file. After this step, the server hostname and its IP address are known as “server_hostname” and “server_ip”.
− all IP addresses of Element Agents in the imported database that do not equal to 127.0.0.1 are replaced by “server_ip”.
− all hostnames of Element Agents in the imported database that do not equal to “localhost” are replaced by “server_hostname”.
This standard implementation is sufficient for simple network setups where Main and Standby Server each just have one network interface to the equipment network whose IP address is assigned to the server’s hostname.